Stop Waiting For Someday - Ep. 54

This week I'm talking about the "someday" list we all carry around: the trips, hobbies, projects, and dreams we keep saying we'll get to eventually. I share how my grandma always wanted to travel and never did, and how that shaped the way I live. I also talk about the moment in divorce when I stopped waiting and started checking things off, from camping alone to my two-month trip to Europe. I get into the small and big ways to turn a someday into a plan, from finishing the painting I'd been calling "not finished" for years to deciding when a someday item is finally time to let go. It's a gentle push to make your own list and start doing the things you keep putting off. Key Themes: The "someday" list we all carry, and why it quietly grows What my grandma's unlived someday taught me about how I want to live Choosing yourself and your life after a big change, and getting ruthless about doing what you want Finishing or releasing the things taking up space in your mind Making your own someday list and starting to cross things off Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club  

November's book club pick is This Might Be Too Personal by Alyssa Shelasky. I talk about why I chose a book full of the stories we're told not to tell: the ones about love, breakups, illness, divorce, and everything else that feels like too much to say out loud. I get into why we keep our most vulnerable stories surface-level to protect ourselves, how I've learned to share with more discernment than I used to, but why I still believe that telling the whole truth somewhere in your life gives your story power and gives other people courage. I also share how the book met me in my own season of life and why being a little too much is sometimes exactly what's needed. Key Themes: November's book club pick: This Might Be Too Personal by Alyssa Shelasky Why we keep our most intimate stories surface-level, and what we're protecting Finding the courage to tell the whole story to at least one person Sharing with discernment instead of guardedness How vulnerability builds connection, humor, and community Finding comfort in kindred stories Staying open to possibility without having to change your mind Why a little too much is sometimes exactly the right amount Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club  

As the seasons shift, I'm sharing what I'm leaning into this fall and winter. For me, the quieter months are for sinking in: working a little extra on bigger projects with The Intimate Self, my clients, and Common Confidential, while also giving myself something fun to master. I talk through my cooking goals, continuing to challenge myself, taking a bath five nights a week, and getting the best sleep I possibly can. Which is why I designed Confidential Mouth Tape the way I did. Key Themes: Letting the seasons change your habits, goals, and lifestyle Using the quieter winter months to focus on building your work Picking one small thing to master each season Why sleep is the foundation of everything: your health, your relationships, and your intimacy Why I designed Confidential Mouth Tape, and what to know before trying it Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club  

This week I'm sharing something I've been working on for years: The Intimate Self. It started as an online course I wrote and never released, and I've since pulled it apart and rebuilt it as a body of work, a series of articles you can read in any order, with no coursework or homework required. I talk about why I didn't want to call it "empowerment," why it isn't about tips and tricks, and why I'm writing the thing I wish I'd had as a young adult. It'something grounded, spiritual, and body-centered, focusing on helping you become someone who can figure out intimacy for yourself. Part 1 is complete and available for you to access.  Key Themes: How The Intimate Self began as an unfinished online course and became a body of work Why knowing your intimate self is different from learning sex tips and tricks Creating the resource I wish I'd had when I was first becoming an adult Using intimacy and sexuality as a pathway to personal growth and becoming your best self Building the communication, honesty, and vulnerability that make intimacy strong Two ways to access the work: paid Substack or a one-time purchase on my website   Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club  

This week I'm answering a listener question: "How do you deal with emotions when they feel uncontrollable?" I get into why the hardest emotions, like anger, shame, fear, jealousy, and grief, feel so out of control, and why gaining control has nothing to do with pushing them down, hiding them, or running from them. I talk about what it really means to feel an emotion all the way through, the healthy coping tools to lean on, and daily rituals to keep you steady while you process. I also talk about when it's time to bring in extra support like therapy, and why feeling a big emotion isn't a flaw. Key Themes: Why "uncontrollable" emotions are usually the uncomfortable ones we've been taught to avoid Feeling an emotion all the way through Finding your healthy coping mechanisms Knowing when to bring in extra support like therapy, counseling, or coaching Big emotions as messages about your values, passions, and where you may be abandoning yourself Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club  

I keep running into the same conversation lately - overhearing it, seeing it online, hearing it from clients. People saying they just don't have anything left to give to dating or relationships right now. This episode is me unpacking that from a few different angles: why recognizing your own capacity is actually healthy, why I don't think we have to have ourselves fully figured out before we can be in a relationship, and how much of this comes down to how overworked, overstimulated, and oversaturated our lives have become. I talk about the real cost of being constantly plugged in, what it actually takes to open up emotional space for connection, and how to tell the difference between protecting your energy and just staying closed off. Key Themes: The conversation I keep overhearing: "I don't have anything more to give to dating" Why recognizing your own capacity is valuable Letting go of the idea you have to be "fully figured out" before you can be in a relationship How overwork, overstimulation, and being overbooked is draining our capacity for connection Living intentionally and doing what inspires you as a way to create more capacity Finding the balance between honoring where you are and staying open to what's possible Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club  

I said the word "divorce" on Instagram last week and people had a lot of opinions. It was in the podcast episode too, but less opinions there. It's not a word I use lightly and this episode gets into why it carries so much weight and what it's like to be on the receiving end of everyone else's reactions to it. Which was perfect for October's Monthly Read: Strangers by Belle Burden, a memoir of marriage that's really about the unraveling of one. I talk about how much I saw myself in her story, the strange parallels between how people respond to divorce and how they responded when I had cancer, and why the real gift of a book like this is the reminder that you never actually know what someone else is carrying. Key Themes: Why the word "divorce" carries so much weight, and why I use it carefully October's Monthly Read: Strangers by Belle Burden, a memoir of marriage The strange similarities between how people react to divorce and to cancer How all relationships change in the wake of divorce Rebuilding and reinventing yourself on the other side of an ending Why reading memoirs builds real empathy for what other people are going through The reminder that you never know someone's whole story Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club  

Back from a wedding and settling back into my own routine, which taught me something I didn't expect: I'm not against routine, I just need it to be mine. I talk about getting back into running after two years away. It's not just about exercise, but creating an energy shift that I was craving. Then the thought that kept surfacing all week, the moment in a relationship when you know it's over but you haven't left yet. I went to a wedding and kept thinking about my own life and what that feeling is like, why it takes so many of us a while to get there, and how living through it has changed the way I show up for the people I work with. Key Themes: A new way to look at routine Why I'm getting back into running after 2+ years How weddings can stir up reflection on your own relationships The moment you know a relationship is over but haven't left yet That shift can feel freeing, terrifying, and sad all at once How living through hard endings deepens empathy in coaching work Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club

Today's episode is a little more spontaneous than usual. I sat down to record because I was feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and like I wasn't doing enough, even though, when I really looked at it, that wasn't fully true. I talk about how much we glamorize entrepreneurship and business ownership, what "panic working" looks like when you're spiraling, and how I brought myself back to what's important instead of chasing quick fixes or distractions. It's an honest look at what building a business really feels like and the normal response to stress.  Key Themes: Glamorization of entrepreneurship, business ownership, and content creation What panic working looks like and how to catch yourself doing it Separating what's real from what you're exaggerating when you're overwhelmed Refocusing on the few things that actually move the needle Knowing your own motivation, whether it's money, freedom, or creative fulfillment Why discipline comes easier when it's built around what you love Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club  

This week I'm thinking about the memories that quietly shape who we become. The ones that keep resurfacing throughout our lives, for seemingly no reason. I share two of mine: a childhood summer memory that gave me an early, lasting sense of body confidence, and a moment that left me with a quieter message about curiosity and shame. I talk about why I think it's worth going back to our hardest memories on purpose, not to dwell, but to actually learn from them, and how the things we were curious about as kids so often point toward exactly who we grow up to become or what we should follow. Key Themes: The small, random memories that keep resurfacing, and what they might be telling us Some of my memories and the lasting message How childhood curiosity can point toward the work and passions we grow into Using memory as a tool for guidance, validation, or simply reflection Inner child work as a way to reconnect with what once made you happy Work With Me: My coaching practice is a space to look more closely at your own life, relationships, identity, health, sexuality, and the things you’re working through. My approach is integrative and deeply personal to you, with the goal of helping you understand yourself more clearly and create a life that feels aligned with who you are. I'd love to work with you! Reach out anytime to start a conversation.  Common Confidential: Common Confidential is my line of intimate wellness essentials created to make intimacy feel a little easier, slower, and more intentional. From our organic Massage Butter and Intimate Blanket to Confidential Mouth Tape, everything is designed around creating more space for connection, pleasure, rest, and presence. Connect: To connect with Me  follow @iammeganmarieee Shop My Intimate Wellness Product Line Common Confidential Book List For more writing and my Sunday Newsletter join my Substack Life Notes on Instagram Read More Articles on Common Confidential Shop my Amazon page HERE and my LTK page HERE Work With Me Book Club